Big third period buoys Admirals past Hershey

The Norfolk Admirals scored three goals in the third period, delighting most of a Scope Arena crowd of 5,626 with a 5-1 victory over the Hershey Bears.

Five players scored for the Admirals, who led 2-1 after two periods en route to ending the Bears' three-game winning streak.

Sami Vatanen had a goal and two assists and was named the game's No. 1 star. The other two stars were Patrick Maroon, who had a goal and two assists, and Hampus Lindholm, who assisted on a pair of goals.

Hershey fell to 28-22-3-5. The Admirals, trying to stay in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt, improved to 26-26-4-1 with 19 games remaining. They are five points behind Manchester and Connecticut, who share the conference's last playoff berth.